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Siegfried and Roy stage comeback for charity (AP) February 28, 2009 at 4:56 pm AP - Illusionists Siegfried and Roy headed back to the stage for a one-night-only comeback performance Saturday, more than five years after a brutal tiger attack ended the careers of the longtime Las Vegas duo. Pakistan says Taliban beaten back in border region (AP) February 28, 2009 at 4:11 pm AP - Pakistan has beaten the Taliban in a major stronghold close to the Afghan border, is close to victory in another and expects to pacify most of the remaining tribal areas before the end of the year, commanders said Saturday. Leaving Iraq: Shift to south, exit through desert (AP) February 28, 2009 at 3:19 pm AP - The U.S. military map in Iraq in early 2010: Marines are leaving the western desert, Army units are in the former British zone in the south and the overall mission is coalescing around air and logistics hubs in central and northern Iraq. Dublin cops arrest 7 after historic bank heist (AP) February 28, 2009 at 3:04 pm AP - Police recovered millions in stolen cash and interrogated seven suspected robbers Saturday, a day after a gang took a bank employee's family hostage and forced him to rob his own branch. Berkshire has worst year, Buffett still optimistic (AP) February 28, 2009 at 2:46 pm AP - Warren Buffett says the economic turmoil that contributed to a 62 percent profit drop last year at the holding company he controls is certain to continue in 2009, but the revered investor remains optimistic. Obama's budget: huge ambitions, huge obstacles (AP) February 28, 2009 at 2:39 pm AP - Breathtaking in its scope and ambition, President Barack Obama's agenda for the economy, health care and energy now goes to a Congress unaccustomed to resolving knotty issues and buffeted by powerful interests that oppose parts of his plan. Obama's call of college for all: Could it be done? (AP) February 28, 2009 at 1:44 pm AP - In his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, President Barack Obama called for every American to pursue some form of education beyond high school. Experts trying to decipher ancient language (AP) February 28, 2009 at 1:10 pm AP - When archaeologists on a dig in southern Portugal last year flipped over a heavy chunk of slate and saw writing not used for more than 2,500 years, they were elated. Emergency plane landing in Romania; all 51 safe (AP) February 28, 2009 at 7:30 am AP - A Romanian plane carrying 51 people made a safe emergency landing in western Romania on Saturday and all the occupants escaped injury, officials said. Bush a four-letter word at CPAC (Politico) February 28, 2009 at 7:01 am Politico - Conservatives aren’t sure who’s the Republican presidential frontrunner in 2012. They disagree over how sharply to attack President Barack Obama and on the question of whether a back-to-basics approach is the path back to majority. Chinese e-cigs gain ground amid safety concerns (AP) February 28, 2009 at 6:34 am AP - With its slim white body and glowing amber tip, it can easily pass as a regular cigarette. It even emits what look like curlicues of white smoke. Obama tells powerful lobbies: Bring it on (AP) February 28, 2009 at 6:11 am AP - President Barack Obama challenged the nation's vested interests to a legislative duel Saturday, saying he will fight to change health care, energy and education in dramatic ways that will upset the status quo. Obama moved toward commanders in Iraq decision (AP) February 28, 2009 at 5:10 am AP - President Barack Obama leaned heavily toward field commanders' preferences in settling a time frame for ending the war in Iraq, as he weighed the fervent desires of the anti-war community that propelled him into office and the equally strong worries of the generals commanding troops in the war zone. Unions try to heal wounds of bitter split (AP) February 28, 2009 at 4:41 am AP - Nearly four years after a nasty breakup split organized labor, union leaders are again talking about reuniting under a single, more powerful federation, possibly this year. Focus in Hariri assassination shifts to courtroom (AP) February 28, 2009 at 4:34 am AP - Investigators have pored over evidence for four years — a human tooth found at the bombing site, a suicide truck that was stolen in Japan and made its way to Lebanon, reams of phone records and hundreds of interviews. AP Source: Obama to rescind Bush abortion rule (AP) February 28, 2009 at 4:33 am AP - President Barack Obama plans to repeal a Bush administration rule that has become a flash point in the debate over a doctor's right not to participate in abortions. The regulation, instituted in the last days of the Bush administration, strengthened job protections for doctors and nurses who refuse to provide a medical service because of moral qualms. Clinton to visit Mideast, reconnect with Europeans (AP) February 28, 2009 at 4:33 am AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is using her second overseas trip as the nation's top diplomat to assess peace prospects in the Middle East, reconnect with European allies and remind her Russian counterpart that U.S. efforts to rebuild relations with Moscow has its limits. Vegas jurors view graphic tape in toddler sex case (AP) February 28, 2009 at 4:28 am AP - Jurors grimly viewed key evidence in the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting two little girls in separate incidents in 2003. Does Jack Bauer Have 24 Hours to Live? (E! Online) February 28, 2009 at 4:25 am E! Online - Technorati Profile Court: Va. man owns 1776 copy of Declaration (AP) February 28, 2009 at 2:44 am AP - A rare 1776 copy of the Declaration of Independence belongs to a Virginia technology entrepreneur, not the state of Maine, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday. Richard Adams Jr. of Fairfax County purchased the document from a London book dealer in 2001 for $475,000. But the state of Maine claimed it belongs to the town of Wiscasset, where it was kept by the town clerk in 1776. Obama budget gives Dems a roadmap, GOP a target (AP) February 28, 2009 at 2:42 am AP - With ambitious plans to change health care, energy, farm payments, taxes and more, President Barack Obama's budget gives congressional Democrats goals to reach for. And highlights political targets for Republicans to aim at. "Our work is well cut out for us," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said as she praised a "wonderful blueprint" from the administration that looks beyond reviving a weak economy and restoring order to the credit markets. Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years (AP) February 28, 2009 at 2:13 am AP - Three and a half years after Hurricane Katrina, the National Guard is pulling the last of its troops out of New Orleans this weekend, leaving behind a city still desperate and dangerous. Residents long distrustful of the city's police force are worried they will have to fend for themselves. Obama sets firm date to end Iraq war he inherited (AP) February 28, 2009 at 2:10 am AP - President Barack Obama consigned the Iraq war to history Friday, declaring he will end combat operations within 18 months and open a new era of diplomacy in the Middle East. Chris Brown Reunites With Rihanna in Miami (E! Online) February 27, 2009 at 11:08 pm E! Online - Word is, Rihanna and Chris Brown are back together. Giant seabird's fossilized skull found in Peru (AP) February 27, 2009 at 10:17 pm AP - The unusually intact fossilized skull of a giant, bony-toothed seabird that lived up to 10 million years ago was found on Peru's arid southern coast, researchers said Friday. Insurance giant AIG facing possible breakup (AP) February 27, 2009 at 5:49 pm AP - Nearly six months after American International Group Inc. got its first massive bailout from the government, it's still stumbling.